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2025 College Football Top 25

Bowl Games / CFP First Round snapshot. Every FBS team is evaluated with the same points-based in-season model.

2025 Top 25 — Bowl Games / CFP First Round

Top 25 • Bowl Games / CFP First Round

RK TeamConference RecordSOSChange Points
1 Indiana B1G 13-0 0.571 0 34.56
2 Texas Tech B12 12-1 0.555 0 32.36
3 Georgia SEC 12-1 0.611 0 31.64
4 Ole Miss SEC 12-1 0.541 +4 25.26
5 Ohio State B1G 12-1 0.610 -1 25.16
6 Oregon B1G 12-1 0.613 +1 24.52
7 Alabama SEC 11-3 0.623 +4 23.78
8 Miami ACC 11-2 0.578 +6 20.93
9 James Madison Sun Belt 12-2 0.529 -4 20.34
10 BYU B12 11-2 0.608 0 20.28
11 Notre Dame FBS Independents 10-2 0.555 -2 20.25
12 Tulane American Athletic 11-3 0.570 -6 20.10
13 Oklahoma SEC 10-3 0.673 -1 18.59
14 North Texas American Athletic 11-2 0.550 -1 18.23
15 Utah B12 10-2 0.517 +2 16.78
16 Texas SEC 9-3 0.541 0 16.44
17 Texas A&M SEC 11-2 0.526 -2 16.43
18 Vanderbilt SEC 10-2 0.519 +2 15.49
19 USC B1G 9-3 0.587 +2 15.34
20 Virginia ACC 10-3 0.541 +2 15.27
21 Western Michigan Mid-American 10-4 0.539 +6 15.03
22 Kennesaw State Conference USA 10-4 0.546 -4 14.94
23 Duke ACC 8-5 0.642 0 14.79
24 Boise State Mountain West 9-5 0.602 -5 13.90
25 Navy American Athletic 10-2 0.506 0 12.73
3792 completed games evaluated136 FBS teams included • Change vs. Army-Navy / Final Regular-Season Games
About this snapshot

What the ranking is trying to measure

The in-season CFB Top 25 is a résumé-oriented ranking. It evaluates what teams have accomplished through the selected stage, including results, opponent quality, schedule strength and game context. Every FBS team goes through the same scoring process, so the ranking can be revisited week by week without changing the rules to fit the latest result.

Early-season rankings naturally carry more uncertainty because teams have played fewer games and opponent résumés are still developing. As the schedule fills in, the model relies progressively more on observed results.

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Top 10 Offenses
  1. 1. North Texas44.8 PPG
  2. 2. Texas Tech42.5 PPG
  3. 3. Notre Dame42.0 PPG
  4. 4. Indiana41.9 PPG
  5. 5. Utah41.1 PPG
  6. 6. Tennessee40.8 PPG
  7. 7. South Florida40.5 PPG
  8. 8. Vanderbilt39.4 PPG
  9. 9. Oregon39.2 PPG
  10. 10. Ole Miss37.5 PPG
Top 10 Defenses
  1. 1. Ohio State8.2 allowed
  2. 2. Indiana10.8 allowed
  3. 3. Texas Tech10.9 allowed
  4. 4. Toledo12.2 allowed
  5. 5. San Diego State12.6 allowed
  6. 6. Miami13.0 allowed
  7. 7. Iowa15.2 allowed
  8. 8. Oklahoma15.5 allowed
  9. 9. Georgia15.9 allowed
  10. 10. Oregon16.3 allowed
Games Between Current Top 25 Teams
WeekGameDateSite
1Texas 7 @ Ohio State 14Aug 30, 2025Home-site
1Notre Dame 24 @ Miami 27Aug 31, 2025Home-site
1Kennesaw State 6 @ Western Michigan 41Dec 19, 2025Neutral
1Alabama 34 @ Oklahoma 24Dec 20, 2025Home-site
1Miami 10 @ Texas A&M 3Dec 20, 2025Home-site
1Tulane 10 @ Ole Miss 41Dec 20, 2025Home-site
1James Madison 34 @ Oregon 51Dec 21, 2025Home-site
2Kennesaw State 9 @ Indiana 56Sep 06, 2025Home-site
2North Texas 33 @ Western Michigan 30Sep 06, 2025Home-site
3Texas A&M 41 @ Notre Dame 40Sep 13, 2025Home-site
3Duke 27 @ Tulane 34Sep 14, 2025Home-site
4Texas Tech 34 @ Utah 10Sep 20, 2025Home-site
4Tulane 10 @ Ole Miss 45Sep 20, 2025Home-site
5Alabama 24 @ Georgia 21Sep 27, 2025Home-site
6Boise State 7 @ Notre Dame 28Oct 04, 2025Home-site
6Vanderbilt 14 @ Alabama 30Oct 04, 2025Home-site
7Indiana 30 @ Oregon 20Oct 11, 2025Home-site
7Oklahoma 6 @ Texas 23Oct 11, 2025Neutral
8Ole Miss 35 @ Georgia 43Oct 18, 2025Home-site
8USC 24 @ Notre Dame 34Oct 18, 2025Home-site
8Utah 21 @ BYU 24Oct 19, 2025Home-site
9Ole Miss 34 @ Oklahoma 26Oct 25, 2025Home-site
10Navy 17 @ North Texas 31Nov 01, 2025Home-site
10Vanderbilt 31 @ Texas 34Nov 01, 2025Home-site
11BYU 7 @ Texas Tech 29Nov 08, 2025Home-site
11Navy 10 @ Notre Dame 49Nov 09, 2025Home-site
12Oklahoma 23 @ Alabama 21Nov 15, 2025Home-site
12Virginia 34 @ Duke 17Nov 15, 2025Home-site
12Texas 10 @ Georgia 35Nov 16, 2025Home-site
13USC 27 @ Oregon 42Nov 22, 2025Home-site
14Texas A&M 17 @ Texas 27Nov 29, 2025Home-site
15BYU 7 @ Texas Tech 34Dec 06, 2025Neutral
15Georgia 28 @ Alabama 7Dec 06, 2025Neutral
15North Texas 21 @ Tulane 34Dec 06, 2025Home-site
15Duke 27 @ Virginia 20Dec 07, 2025Neutral
15Indiana 13 @ Ohio State 10Dec 07, 2025Neutral
Current Top 25 — Record vs Each Other
Indiana3-0
Texas Tech3-0
Georgia3-1
Ole Miss3-1
Miami2-0
Alabama3-2
Notre Dame3-2
Texas3-2
Oregon2-1
North Texas2-1
Tulane2-2
Ohio State1-1
Virginia1-1
Western Michigan1-1
BYU1-2
Texas A&M1-2
Duke1-2
James Madison0-1
Boise State0-1
Oklahoma1-3
Utah0-2
Vanderbilt0-2
USC0-2
Kennesaw State0-2
Navy0-2
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